One Piece by Eiichiro Oda is one of the best-selling manga with an estimated sale of over 500 million copies published and sold worldwide. It follows the journey of Monkey D Luffy, a young pirate who travels with his crew to find the greatest treasure ever and to become the greatest pirate king.
While Luffy is acknowledged as a powerful pirate with the series’ progression, his father Monkey D Dragon is considered one of the most uncontested and feared pirates. This is evident when he protects Luffy from Smoker.
Although he seems invincible and powerful, the extent of his abilities is unknown. Additionally, Oda has created some major characters whose strength is uncontested and unparalleled.
Shanks
Shanks, also known as Red Hair, is the leader of the Red Hair Pirates and one of the four emperors of the New World who is also one of the strongest characters in the series. After losing his arm while saving Luffy from the sea king, he only proved to be a formidable opponent to other pirates.
Besides, he’s the only pirate other than Gol D. Roger who didn’t eat any Devil Fruit and still managed to knock out his opponents solely based on his mastery over haki.
Whitebeard
Edward Newgate, also known as Whitebeard, is one of the uncontested and formidable pirates in the series written by Eiichiro Oda. He was given the title of the Strongest Man in the World due to his immeasurable strength and endurance.
Furthermore, he was one of the few pirates along with Rocks D Xebec who could match up to the Pirate King’s power. Despite his old age and health ailments, he displayed immense strength, endurance, and resistance when he took a blow to his face and chest.
In addition to that, he displays exceptional agility considering his stature. Besides, his agility and endurance coupled with his resistance to wounds is what makes him a force to reckon with.
Rocks D. Xebec
Rocks was one of the very few pirates in One Piece who could truly rival the Pirate King in terms of strength and power. While the extent of his strength is unknown, he remains a powerful and undefeatable pirate.
To add to that, he was so powerful that it took the combined efforts of Gol D. Roger and Monkey D. Garp to stop him. Besides, his strength was a threat to the World Government. Rocks is among the very few pirates who could match up to Kaido in terms of his strength.
Gol D. Roger
Gol D. Roger was the iconic and legendary Pirate King who found the lost treasure of One Piece. In addition to that, he was a formidable rival to several pirates who possessed uncontested power.
In addition to that, he was the only pirate who could find out the location of poneglyphs, and had mastery over the three forms of Haki, which not only makes him strong, but also a legendary and iconic figure throughout the series.
Imu
Imu is the ruler of the World Government who has immense power to control the Gorosei, also known as the Five Elders. Their name is a palindrome of the word Umi which translates to ‘Sea’ in Japanese.
While their origins are unknown, Imu holds the power to carry out annihilation at will, as seen when they destroyed the Lulusia Kingdom. Imu also possesses undisputed power as the leader of the World Government.
Additionally, the theory around their immortality coupled with their mysterious identity only goes on to prove that they might be a threat to the pirates in the series.
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